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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1950

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Engineer’s Report Maintenance and Repairs on Shire Roads More Men Needed

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

In his report to Goodradigbee Shire Council last Wednesday, the shire engineer, Mr. S. H. Liddicoat stated that the following roads had…

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Main Roads Board in Court Action Three Drivers Are Fined

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 4

Action by the Department of Main Roads resulted in three transport drivers being fined by Mr. A. J. Paton, S.M., in the Goulburn Police Each man was fined £5, plus…

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Mulwaree Shire Notes These Roads

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 6

Mulwaree Shire Council at their meeting on Thursday, 10th February, adopted In principal a motion by Cr. T. W. Burge, that full…

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Motor Czar Here Again

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 5

Lord Nuffield, 73-years-old motor car magnate and philanthropist, arrived in Australia recently to discuss the…

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Ideal Weather for Annual Railway Picnic

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 2

Ideal weather conditions prevailed on Monday of last week for the annual Railway picnic, which was held this year at…

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Tramway Strike in Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE: Melbourne's tramway strike, which threw the transport of the city into confusion this morning,…

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Pipe Over Bridge

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 3

The Secretary for Railways, Mr. S. Nicholas, last night advised Goulburn City Council that there would be no objection…

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Rosemont Road

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

Mr. C. R. Holloway, 13 Hercules Street, Goulburn, and 'MV A. W. Fife, 'Irriwilbin," Rosemonte Goulburn last night…

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Truck, Bus and Tram Collide

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY: Several persons were slightly injured when a truck, a bug and a tram collided in Victoria Parade,…

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The Bad Roads

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 3

The success of the Goulburn Show emphasised the state of our country roads. Heavily laden cars made their way to town bouncing,…

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Power For Road And Air

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 March 1950 · page 4

"Bristol" 2-litre Type 400 car, which made its debut in March, 1946. This high-powered model has since proved itself to be one Hundley Page Hermes 4 airliner form a background for the of the finest cars in the world…

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Search For Hit-Run Motorist

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 1

Goulburn Police are searching for a hit run driver who ran down a cyclist in Lagoon Street, on…

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Fractured Skull Motor Bike Hit Tree

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 2

A young man, Noel Pye, of Dalton, suffered a fractured skull when the motor bike he was riding collided with a tree on the…

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Letters To The Editor The Concrete Road

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 4

Dear Sir: Browsing through a file of the. "Post'" recently I came upon a report in which the Shire Engineer, Mr. H. B. Darke,…

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RAILWAYS Profit On Working

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 4

In the course of the annual report of the Railway Department copy of which is to hand. the financial figures disclose that…

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New Railway

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 1

The Mittagong-Picton loop line which it was reported would be closed down in order to make the steel, rails available for…

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Railway Pilfering Has Businessmen Worried

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 March 1950 · page 11

Businessmen again complained at last week's meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and Progress Association about losses…

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Goods Train Derailed at Bowning

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 5

Derailment of a goods train at Bowning seriously delayed interstate and country rail traffic yesterday…

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Rubbish Dumped on Shire Roads Council To Take Legal Action

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 4

Mulwaree Shire Councillors to-day criticised the action of Goulburn residents in dumping rubbish on shire roads. After the Health Inspector, Mr. H. A. Marson, had reported…

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Letters To The Editor Noisy Motor Bikes

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 March 1950 · page 4

Sir; I often wonder why these motor bike riders are practically allowed to take possession of Auburn Street, generally at…

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